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- 02 Dec 2018
- News
An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
he ran in 2009 in San Francisco, Houston, and New York, where he asked the audience about their attitudes on climate change, doing a “show-of-hands” survey. At that time, about half of the New York alumni who participated advocated for swift US View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
economy. “For a long time, we’ve looked to the government to address almost all of the issues,” Elumelu says of the economic and social concerns in Nigeria and Africa. “The government cannot do everything... View Details
Keywords: April White
- February 1993 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
India (A)
By: Richard H.K. Vietor, Waleed J. Iskandar and Max L. Weston
Outlines India's import substitution strategy and its planned development process. The effects of the difficult political and social context on economic development are analyzed. The failure of the system to achieve sustainable growth and improvement leads to attempts... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Ethnicity; Development Economics; Trade; Economic Growth; Policy; Government and Politics; India
Vietor, Richard H.K., Waleed J. Iskandar, and Max L. Weston. "India (A)." Harvard Business School Case 793-112, February 1993. (Revised March 2003.)
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risk. Policies & Governance Policies and guidelines are in place at Harvard Business School and across Harvard to help the community ensure compliance and understanding of how... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
East to West
Issues surrounding corporate governance are a source of ongoing debate in the boardrooms of companies around the world — not just the United States. A new case, “Governing Sumida Corporation,” takes readers inside a Japanese manufacturer... View Details
- September 2010 (Revised February 2013)
- Background Note
The Cage-Free Egg Movement
By: Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van Sice
Describes the social movement confronting conventional egg production techniques (battery cages) based on animal welfare concerns, and some merits and drawbacks of cage-free alternatives. Highlights animal rights activist campaigns, political and regulatory responses,... View Details
Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Rights; Supply Chain Management; Natural Environment; Social Issues; Competitive Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Toffel, Michael W., and Stephanie van Sice. "The Cage-Free Egg Movement." Harvard Business School Background Note 611-021, September 2010. (Revised February 2013.)
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All relevant policies, rules, and guidelines governing events should be reviewed in advance, and must be observed while using HBS facilities. This is for the benefit of all community members, to maintain security and safety, and to ensure... View Details
- December 2018
- Case
CIR Group: Passing Wealth through the Generations
By: Lauren Cohen, Christopher J. Malloy and Elena Corsi
Rodolfo, Marco, and Edoardo De Benedetti had received from their father his controlling shares in COFIDE, a publicly listed holding company that held 45.8% of CIR Group, another publicly listed holding. The latter held majority shares in GEDI, Italy’s largest print... View Details
Keywords: Succession Planning; Transferring Shares; Wealth Management; Holding Structures; Family Ownership; Ownership Stake; Management Succession; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Health Industry; Italy
Cohen, Lauren, Christopher J. Malloy, and Elena Corsi. "CIR Group: Passing Wealth through the Generations." Harvard Business School Case 219-060, December 2018.
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
transformations were homologically related to changes in the prevailing mode of governance in the American economy: business schools became essential sites for the development of tools and methods (e.g., input-output approaches, linear... View Details
- 02 Jul 2015
- Op-Ed
The Future of the Greek Economy
debt and served as Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy in her native Costa Rica from 2010 to 2012. Europe Needs More Europe The game of brinkmanship that the latest Greek government has played... View Details
- Mar 2012
- Article
Choosing the United States
share of location decisions, even for high-value business activities such as R&D that it has traditionally been able to attract. In part, this is because U.S. policy makers are not addressing weaknesses in the national business... View Details
- 24 Jul 2014
- Op-Ed
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home
facilitate the expatriation of US corporations. Such transactions reflect the effects of policies and of the changing structure of multinational firms. From a policy perspective, the transactions highlight... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Of Dugouts and Sweatshops
In 1993, as President Clinton's newly sworn-in Secretary of Labor, Robert B. Reich had hoped his first formal public policy decision would be a veritable home run. Instead, he found himself dealing with what appeared to be a no-win... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 02 Aug 2016
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August 2, 2016
The Unintended Consequences of the Zero Lower Bound Policy By: Di Maggio, Marco, and Marcin Kacperczyk Abstract—We study the impact of the zero lower bound interest rate policy on the industrial organization... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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“intense personal harassment” under the University-wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities (USRR) and “bullying” under the Non-Discrimination and Anti-Bullying Policies (NDAB) . Doxing occurs under these View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
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Sizing Up Social Impact
government and individual donors may have different priorities and demands, and soon a nonprofit trying to please too many (including the general public) pleases no one—least of all those constituents they were hoping to help.... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture
- 28 Jun 2011
- News
Beyond Case Writing
option information without their partners present had a 57 percent reduction in unwanted births. When Ashraf presented her findings to the Zambian Ministry of Health last summer, officials pointed out that it was government View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
How DC is Taxing the Country
reason for optimism, too. Business leaders as well as state and local policymakers have a major role to play in restoring competitiveness—and there are promising signs of change at the local and state level. The issue is the role of the federal View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- July 2010
- Article
The Supply Side of Innovation: H-1B Visa Reforms and U.S. Ethnic Invention
By: William R. Kerr and William F. Lincoln
This study evaluates the impact of high-skilled immigrants on U.S. technology formation. We use reduced-form specifications that exploit large changes in the H-1B visa program. Higher H-1B admissions increase immigrant science and engineering (SE) employment and... View Details
Keywords: Engineering; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Immigration; Innovation and Invention; Patents; Business and Government Relations; Science; United States
Kerr, William R., and William F. Lincoln. "The Supply Side of Innovation: H-1B Visa Reforms and U.S. Ethnic Invention." Journal of Labor Economics 28, no. 3 (July 2010): 473–508. (Winner of H. Gregg Lewis Prize for Best Paper in Journal of Labor Economics 2010-2011.)
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Antitrust in Historical Perspective
Before he became a federal judge, the controversial Robert Bork once labeled antitrust "a policy at war with itself." In this case, he was right. Antitrust laws are problematic. That is not, however, to say that they are without value.... View Details
Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow